Discovery Box| (0.34) | 2Ch 36:5 |
| Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. 1 He did evil in the sight of 2 the Lord his God. |
| (0.34) | 2Ch 36:13 |
| He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him vow allegiance 1 in the name of God. He was stubborn and obstinate, and refused to return 2 to the Lord God of Israel. |
| (0.34) | Ezr 4:5 |
| They were hiring advisers to oppose them, so as to frustrate their plans, throughout the time 1 of King Cyrus of Persia until the reign of King Darius 2 of Persia. 3 |
| (0.34) | Ezr 4:7 |
| And during the reign 1 of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, 2 Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues 3 wrote to King Artaxerxes 4 of Persia. This letter 5 was first written in Aramaic but then translated. [Aramaic:] 6 |
| (0.34) | Ezr 4:12 |
| Now 1 let the king be aware that the Jews who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and odious city. 2 They are completing its walls and repairing its foundations. |
| (0.34) | Ezr 4:13 |
| Let the king also be aware that if this city is built and its walls are completed, no more tax, custom, or toll will be paid, and the royal treasury 1 will suffer loss. |
| (0.34) | Ezr 5:6 |
| This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and his colleagues who were the officials of Trans-Euphrates sent to King Darius. |
| (0.34) | Ezr 7:13 |
| I have now issued a decree 1 that anyone in my kingdom from the people of Israel – even the priests and Levites – who wishes to do so may go up with you to Jerusalem. 2 |
| (0.34) | Ezr 10:2 |
| Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, from the descendants of Elam, 1 addressed Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying 2 foreign women from the local peoples. 3 Nonetheless, there is still hope for Israel in this regard. 4 |
| (0.34) | Ezr 10:10 |
| Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have behaved in an unfaithful manner by taking foreign wives! This has contributed to the guilt of Israel. |
| (0.34) | Ezr 10:13 |
| However, the people are numerous and it is the rainy season. 1 We are unable to stand here outside. Furthermore, this business cannot be resolved in a day or two, for we have sinned greatly in this matter. |
| (0.34) | Neh 2:6 |
| Then the king, with his consort 1 sitting beside him, replied, “How long would your trip take, and when would you return?” Since the king was amenable to dispatching me, 2 I gave him a time. |
| (0.34) | Neh 2:17 |
| Then I said to them, “You see the problem that we have: Jerusalem is desolate and its gates are burned. Come on! Let’s rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that this reproach will not continue.” |
| (0.34) | Neh 2:20 |
| I responded to them by saying, “The God of heaven will prosper us. We his servants will start the rebuilding. 1 But you have no just or ancient right in Jerusalem.” 2 |
| (0.34) | Neh 4:22 |
| At that time I instructed 1 the people, “Let every man and his coworker spend the night in Jerusalem and let them be guards for us by night and workers by day. |
| (0.34) | Neh 6:16 |
| When all our enemies heard and all the nations who were around us saw 1 this, they were greatly disheartened. 2 They knew that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God. |
| (0.34) | Neh 6:18 |
| For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him, 1 because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jonathan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah. |
| (0.34) | Neh 6:19 |
| They were telling me about his good deeds and then taking back to him the things I said. 1 Tobiah, on the other hand, sent letters in order to scare 2 me. |
| (0.34) | Neh 7:2 |
| I then put in charge over Jerusalem 1 my brother Hanani and Hananiah 2 the chief of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do. |
| (0.34) | Neh 8:12 |
| So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food 1 with others 2 and to enjoy tremendous joy, 3 for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them. |
